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and barack obama takes the decision to send in the navy s.e.a.l.s and he is perilous. they lose a helicopter. but they take out osama bin laden and america restored in that moment a vast chunk of pride. why would any republican turn around and legitimately try and criticize any aspect of that? and why shouldn't he frankly in his campaign -- i'm not batting for democrats or republicans. why shouldn't he then actually say in a campaign ad using bill clinton, this is what we did. we were right to do it. >> if you're not batting for democrats, that's a wonderful proximation of it. >> i deal with reality. i don't understand how any politician could criticize. >> i'm not criticizing. >> john mccain, when it was george bush and hussein, he praised him. >> i praise barack obama for the decision. i don't think it was as fantastic a decision as you think it was. >> tell me one other single foreign policy decision that barack obama could have taken in this term that could be bigger than taking out osama bin laden to the american people? >> for the american people? i don't know. f
and barack obama takes the decision to send in the navy s.e.a.l.s and he is perilous. they lose a helicopter. but they take out osama bin laden and america restored in that moment a vast chunk of pride. why would any republican turn around and legitimately try and criticize any aspect of that? and why shouldn't he frankly in his campaign -- i'm not batting for democrats or republicans. why shouldn't he then actually say in a campaign ad using bill clinton, this is what we did. we were right to...
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and i was curious to listen to barack obama talk about this path of reconciliation ahead. i think there are many concerns that the taliban is just biding its time. there is a popular saying here. while the americans have an expensive watch, it's the taliban who have the time, piers. >> indeed. thank you very much. turn to general kimed. when you hear what the president was saying today, i was struck by the use of the counterterrorism that people are putting out today. hasn't that been what this has always been? has it been a war in any conventional sense? and did america ever hope to win a war in afghanistan? or hasn't it really been a counterterrorist operation that will now continue with more emphasis on afghan troops than american troops? >> not really. it was not a conventional war, but there were two distinct operations going on. one was a counterterrorism operation led by the higher opposition forces. but there was also a counterinsurgency who continue to fight against the established government inside of kabul. but those are two different fights and in many ways fou
and i was curious to listen to barack obama talk about this path of reconciliation ahead. i think there are many concerns that the taliban is just biding its time. there is a popular saying here. while the americans have an expensive watch, it's the taliban who have the time, piers. >> indeed. thank you very much. turn to general kimed. when you hear what the president was saying today, i was struck by the use of the counterterrorism that people are putting out today. hasn't that been...
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obama followed. >> do you support what barack obama did with general motors unions? because it sounds like you do. >> with the unions, no, i don't think the governor would have put as much ownership of the company into the hands of the uaw because what he did in that case was to set aside bankruptcy laws, subodor nate the interests of secured creditors to the union. that to us seemed like playing political favorites. but in terms of setting these companies on the course toward profitability, what did that was the managed bankruptcy process, not some check from the government. it was the governor who was first out of the box advocating for that. >> just to make it clear from what you said, it sounds like mitt romney now supports what the president did because the president followed mitt romney's advice on the auto bailout. >> no, what i'm saying is that the president followed the advice as it was laid out by mitt romney back in november of 2008. it took the president seven months after that point to finally move these companies into a bankruptcy process. it was the ba
obama followed. >> do you support what barack obama did with general motors unions? because it sounds like you do. >> with the unions, no, i don't think the governor would have put as much ownership of the company into the hands of the uaw because what he did in that case was to set aside bankruptcy laws, subodor nate the interests of secured creditors to the union. that to us seemed like playing political favorites. but in terms of setting these companies on the course toward...
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when barack obama took office, there were 32,000 american troops in afghanistan. now there are 90,000. he has put a powerful stamp on america's military conduct in that region. and he is now responsible for every one of those troops who he saw today. >> right now the timetable 22,000 troops to leave by the end of this summer. some 68,000 to remain until 2014. gloria borger, headline from you. >> i think what the president did in going over there and signing this document was essentially a strategic embrace of afghanistan saying we're not going to desert you. we are going to be committed to you at least until 2024. and he came with a plan, anderson, and said this is how we're going to make the transition to the sovereignty of afghanistan to having its own troops lead the way. quicker than some of us thought in their own defense. and also talked about interestingly enough, a negotiated peace in which he said we would start talking to the taliban. i think that's going to be quite controversial. >> david gergen? >> excellent speech. interesting how much more forceful
when barack obama took office, there were 32,000 american troops in afghanistan. now there are 90,000. he has put a powerful stamp on america's military conduct in that region. and he is now responsible for every one of those troops who he saw today. >> right now the timetable 22,000 troops to leave by the end of this summer. some 68,000 to remain until 2014. gloria borger, headline from you. >> i think what the president did in going over there and signing this document was...
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"b," they want this to be barack obama's war, and it is. he's responsible for it now. and they're happy with that. what the president is trying to do is say i want to rebalance. not innovate and conquer other countries, but project our power in a more nimble way and rebuild america back home. that's what he said when he formulated this. he said the country i want to build is the united states. >> peter bergen, it's impossible to talk about what's happening in afghanistan without talking about what's happening in pakistan. the relationship with pakistan is frayed right now to say the least. >> yeah. 2011 was the worst year in the relationship. there are some kind of positive trends in pakistan that tend to get overlooked in these discussions too. we're going to see the first civilian government in pakistan fulfill its term, either the first or second, depending on how you score it. there's going to be another election either at the end of this year or beginning of next year. you can then foresee a period for the first time in pakistani history where you have the civilia
"b," they want this to be barack obama's war, and it is. he's responsible for it now. and they're happy with that. what the president is trying to do is say i want to rebalance. not innovate and conquer other countries, but project our power in a more nimble way and rebuild america back home. that's what he said when he formulated this. he said the country i want to build is the united states. >> peter bergen, it's impossible to talk about what's happening in afghanistan without...
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>> i think barack obama. he's my choice. i think the american economy is going to be well in the future, though. for 200 years, our system has worked. and we haven't lost the secret sauce. we go off the tracks occasionally. capitalism overshoots. we have bubbles, all that sort of thing. but in the end, we keep finding ways to unleash more human potential. >>> osama bin laden wanted america's president dead. letters from his secret files confirm this and give us a look at the thinking of this country's number one terrorist threat. ♪ ♪ wow... ♪ [ female announcer ] sometimes, all you need is the smooth, creamy taste of werther's original caramel to remind you that you're someone very special. ♪ werther's original caramels. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good
>> i think barack obama. he's my choice. i think the american economy is going to be well in the future, though. for 200 years, our system has worked. and we haven't lost the secret sauce. we go off the tracks occasionally. capitalism overshoots. we have bubbles, all that sort of thing. but in the end, we keep finding ways to unleash more human potential. >>> osama bin laden wanted america's president dead. letters from his secret files confirm this and give us a look at the...
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. >>> president barack obama in virginia today holding his second official campaign rally of the day. in a speech just a few hours ago obama made the case for a second term in the white house. he also told the crowd at ohio state university that if mitt romney were elected he would rubber-stamp the republican congressional agenda. those are your headlines this hour. i'm don lemon. "cnn presents: in the footsteps of bin laden" continues right now. ♪ >>> the battle of jaji made bin laden, and he was happy to exploit his newfound fame. >> everybody said that he won the battle in jaji. newspapers, magazines. everybody's talking about it. he became a hero. >> reporter: bin laden's soaring confidence and abundant wealth would soon attract those looking to exploit this rising star. militants like ayman al zawahiri, an egyptian doctor with plans to separate bin laden from his money and from his mentor, abdullah azzam. >> egyptian told him if you come we will make you the leader so we can build up our own organization, we can keep you -- amir, we can keep you the leader of that organization.
. >>> president barack obama in virginia today holding his second official campaign rally of the day. in a speech just a few hours ago obama made the case for a second term in the white house. he also told the crowd at ohio state university that if mitt romney were elected he would rubber-stamp the republican congressional agenda. those are your headlines this hour. i'm don lemon. "cnn presents: in the footsteps of bin laden" continues right now. ♪ >>> the battle...
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." >>> president barack obama kicked off his campaign in ohio and virginia. in his first speech, he made a case for a second term. >> now we face a choice. for the last few years, republicans who run this congress have insisted we go right back to the policies that created this mess. but to borrow a line from my friend, bill clinton, now their agenda is on steroids. >> he told the crowd at ohio state university if mitt romney was elected, he would rubber stamp the republican congressional agenda. those are your headlines this hour. i'm don lemon. keeping you informed. cnn, the most trusted name in news. ♪ >>> the battle of jaji made bin laden, and he was happy to exploit his newfound fame. >> everybody said that he won the battle in jaji. newspapers, magazines. everybody's talking about it. he became a hero. >> reporter: bin laden's soaring confidence and abundant wealth would soon attract those looking to exploit this rising star. militants like ayman al zawahiri, an egyptian doctor with plans to separate bin laden from his money and from his mentor, abdul
." >>> president barack obama kicked off his campaign in ohio and virginia. in his first speech, he made a case for a second term. >> now we face a choice. for the last few years, republicans who run this congress have insisted we go right back to the policies that created this mess. but to borrow a line from my friend, bill clinton, now their agenda is on steroids. >> he told the crowd at ohio state university if mitt romney was elected, he would rubber stamp the...
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barack obama won it last time around and george w. bush won it in 2000, 2004, the republican governor there right now. the most recent polls show it's a dead heat with romney up just a touch, but there are other swing states both sides are paying attention to. take a look at our little map here which we'll be being looking at. the states in yellow are our swing states. wolf, we just mentioned the state of virginia, indiana and north carolina are two more states that are traditionally republican like virginia. and then we see some of those others, arizona, and nevada, and those are some with hispanic voters that are really the key to winning those battleground states. romney's political action committee is already up with nine battleground states and the president's reelect is already up in six of those battleground states. so the money is starting to flow into those states. everybody who lives in a battleground state, get ready, because you're going to be seeing a lot of political ads. >> great moments for those tv stations and the ow
barack obama won it last time around and george w. bush won it in 2000, 2004, the republican governor there right now. the most recent polls show it's a dead heat with romney up just a touch, but there are other swing states both sides are paying attention to. take a look at our little map here which we'll be being looking at. the states in yellow are our swing states. wolf, we just mentioned the state of virginia, indiana and north carolina are two more states that are traditionally republican...
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obama about that that was immediately quashed buyer same statements by u.s. officials and everybody afghan officials desperate to keep this this rare trip under a say of svail of se. initially he went to bagram to meet troops there and then on to the afghan presidential palace in the heart of kabul here. locals remarking on the silence that key extended over the city. lockdown in some areas. and a real sense that something was about to happen, but nobody willing to really confirm what that was for obvious reasons. and i heard about an hour ago helicopters passing overhead, the first of the nirght. normally a heavy prepares, but noticeably absent all evening and then suddenly we heard this will. confirmation that something may be of a foot, but now of course we're hearing he is in the presidential palace, may already have been moving onwards and has signed will this crucial strategic partnership agreement. it's basically a document sort of symbolic embrace between washington and kabul. doesn't hammer out financial commitments. it doesn't talk about troop numbe
obama about that that was immediately quashed buyer same statements by u.s. officials and everybody afghan officials desperate to keep this this rare trip under a say of svail of se. initially he went to bagram to meet troops there and then on to the afghan presidential palace in the heart of kabul here. locals remarking on the silence that key extended over the city. lockdown in some areas. and a real sense that something was about to happen, but nobody willing to really confirm what that was...
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. >>> and the barack obama you didn't know about. the president's half sister talking to cnn about the first time she realized she had a brother. >> i got this letter. it was -- there was an address written on it with my name and the handwriting was very similar, very familiar. and i turned the letter over, and it had the name barack obama on it. and that was the name of my father. >>> and he is suddenly the most recognizable man in china. more on the activist who tried to take on the country's one child policy. ahah, , wewelclcomome e toto h . ifif y youou'r're e lolookokinio geget t totogegethther, yoyou u cacameme t to o ththe. bebecacaususe e heherere a at, wewe'r're e ononlyly a abob. fifindndining g yoyou u ththe e isis a allll w we e do. wewelclcomome e toto h hot. diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ male announcer ] for our families..
. >>> and the barack obama you didn't know about. the president's half sister talking to cnn about the first time she realized she had a brother. >> i got this letter. it was -- there was an address written on it with my name and the handwriting was very similar, very familiar. and i turned the letter over, and it had the name barack obama on it. and that was the name of my father. >>> and he is suddenly the most recognizable man in china. more on the activist who tried...
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one of the them was barack obama. the others, bill clinton, ronald reagan, and two months during the carter administration. so, you know, obviously mitt romney doesn't have a good understanding of our economic history in this country. the second point that i would make is that mitt romney doesn't have any experience in creating jobs. we know that. we know that in massachusetts. he plummeted from 36th to 47th in the nation in job growth. massachusetts was fourth from the bottom in new jobs created. we know at bain capital, he admitted himself his position there wasn't about job creation. it was about wealth creation. so we appreciate the advice, but i think we are on a path of steady growth. we're going to continue to move forward, do everything we can to continue unleashing growth. >> what's a good number if it's not 500,000? that would be terrific, obviously. what's something that your campaign, the obama white house thinks would be realistic, a good number over these next six months from now and the election in nove
one of the them was barack obama. the others, bill clinton, ronald reagan, and two months during the carter administration. so, you know, obviously mitt romney doesn't have a good understanding of our economic history in this country. the second point that i would make is that mitt romney doesn't have any experience in creating jobs. we know that. we know that in massachusetts. he plummeted from 36th to 47th in the nation in job growth. massachusetts was fourth from the bottom in new jobs...
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and our commander in chief, president barack obama. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hoorah! ♪ >> how's everybody doing tonight? it is good to be back here with all of you! i've got a few acknowledgements i've got to make before i say what i've got to say. first of all, somebody who has served our country with the kind of distinction that doesn't happen a lot, somebody who has been a leader for you and leader for our country for a very long time give your commander general john allen a big, big round of applause. we also have somebody who is john's partner on the civilian side and has made extraordinary sacrifices first in iraq and now in afghanistan, ambassador ryan crocker is here. please give help a big round of applause. all right. now, let me just see if i've got this right. we've got the 1st infantry division in the house? we've got the 455th air expeditionary wing? we've got the task force mule skinner. we've got the 101st army field sustainment brigade. we've got task force pilot in the house and weave got task force defender in the house. and we've got me in the ho
and our commander in chief, president barack obama. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hoorah! ♪ >> how's everybody doing tonight? it is good to be back here with all of you! i've got a few acknowledgements i've got to make before i say what i've got to say. first of all, somebody who has served our country with the kind of distinction that doesn't happen a lot, somebody who has been a leader for you and leader for our country for a very long time give your commander...
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on this barack obama was right, mitt romney was wrong. this is a core national security issue and something that is completely fair game in the presidential debate. i'm shocked the romney campaign is crying foul in something this central to the national security of the country. >> simon is shocked here. what do you make of simon's shock? >> shock. shock and awe. i think there are a couple of things here. first of all, the issue is not the fact that romney called this out. the issue is certainly the president deserves credit for what he did relative to osama bin laden. that's not the issue. the issue is going back and saying we're not sure that in fact romney would have done the same. that's the political aspect of it. but i do think that in fact romney is right. look, we are concerned about jobs. we are concerned about the economy. here's the problem. the problem is, the more the president runs away from his record, and that's the issue, the issue here is the president has a record to run on this time, and he's running away from this. >>
on this barack obama was right, mitt romney was wrong. this is a core national security issue and something that is completely fair game in the presidential debate. i'm shocked the romney campaign is crying foul in something this central to the national security of the country. >> simon is shocked here. what do you make of simon's shock? >> shock. shock and awe. i think there are a couple of things here. first of all, the issue is not the fact that romney called this out. the issue...
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president obama in barack obama, mitt romney in pennsylvania and half a dozen new state polls that give us a new glimpse at the electoral college tug of
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compared to barack obama? this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in american history. >> he kind of crystallized things, didn't he? >> that's newt gingrich being honest and just what will said. he's saying, look, compared to president obama, mitt romney is conservative enough. it's a joke to say president obama is the most radical and leftist but that's newt gingrich being honest and that was the best romney is going to get out of him. >> will, go ahead. >> i think newt gingrich just l illustrated my point. it's great to ask people to be principled and they should be when they spoke for themselves and run for themselves and lay out what they believe in but in the end when you vote in november, you vote according to choices that are presented to you. the choices presented to newt gingrich are michele bachmann or me or roland and anybody listening is between mitt romney and barack obama. >> that's why if i am a politician, that's why i couldn't be one because if i don't like
compared to barack obama? this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in american history. >> he kind of crystallized things, didn't he? >> that's newt gingrich being honest and just what will said. he's saying, look, compared to president obama, mitt romney is conservative enough. it's a joke to say president obama is the most radical and leftist but that's newt gingrich being honest and...
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the republican secretary of state of arizona says he's not yet ready to put barack obama's name on the presidential ballot in his state. he issued a statement referring to the president's birth certificate. this is ken bennett, in arizona. he says firstvy been on the record since 2009 that i believe the president was born in hawaii. i am not a birther. at the request of a constituent, i asked the state of hawaii for a verification in lieu of certified copy. we're merely asking them to officially confirm they have the president's birth certificate in their possession and are awaiting their response. what do you think about ken bennett's statement? >> i don't know, wolf. i'm not going down this road. i said from the very beginning i believe the president is an american and it is a distraction. i think that where we need to be focused in on is the economy and the lousy job this president's done for this country. he hasn't followed through on a single promise. it's time to put someone in the white house that's made a life of making a promise and keeping one and that's mitt romney, someone
the republican secretary of state of arizona says he's not yet ready to put barack obama's name on the presidential ballot in his state. he issued a statement referring to the president's birth certificate. this is ken bennett, in arizona. he says firstvy been on the record since 2009 that i believe the president was born in hawaii. i am not a birther. at the request of a constituent, i asked the state of hawaii for a verification in lieu of certified copy. we're merely asking them to...
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i think barack obama has done a terrific job dealing with terrorism. but you know, we are not going to have many presidents in the future who have had military experience because we have the all-volunteer army today. i think it's a good case to go back to a draft by having the voluntary military. >> interesting. and giuliani railed on romney in 2008, and he says hey, that was just ego talking. >> he had a reduction of unemployment of about 8 -- i think it was 15%. i had a reduction of 50%. they had a growth of jobs about 40,000, and we had a growth of jobs of 500,000, so i was comparing to what i thought was a far superior record, and that's all part of campaigning. >> so he still kind of slammed him. should president obama use the gop to attack romney? steve? >> you know, i don't think he has to use the gop to attack romney. i think what he should do is use romney to attack romney. what he has said in the campaign, he supports the ryan budget making, and privatizing medicare and making seniors pay $6,000 a year more, and that's where obama ought to go
i think barack obama has done a terrific job dealing with terrorism. but you know, we are not going to have many presidents in the future who have had military experience because we have the all-volunteer army today. i think it's a good case to go back to a draft by having the voluntary military. >> interesting. and giuliani railed on romney in 2008, and he says hey, that was just ego talking. >> he had a reduction of unemployment of about 8 -- i think it was 15%. i had a reduction...
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in-state democratic rivals. >> barack obama could learn a few lessons in leadership from wisconsin's governor scott walker. under obama america has lost more than 800,000 jobs. we owe billions to china. gas prices are out of control. and home values have plunged. >> i have never seen a president trash a country so fast in my life. >> i'm very concerned about what president obama is doing. >> under governor scott walker things in wisconsin have begun to turn around. >> scott walker is trying to have -- >> you get the idea. walker is getting help you can't put a price tag on. governor chris christie of new jersey will campaign with him today in green bay and milwaukee. christie is a busy guy with a growing national profile. look how busy and how national. besides wisconsin, christie is also a featured guest at events in washington, kentucky, and chicago all within a month and none of them in new jersey. christie's name has been floating out there as a running mate for mitt romney and in the past he said no way. he seems to be changing his tune. >> what i said before was i really have n
in-state democratic rivals. >> barack obama could learn a few lessons in leadership from wisconsin's governor scott walker. under obama america has lost more than 800,000 jobs. we owe billions to china. gas prices are out of control. and home values have plunged. >> i have never seen a president trash a country so fast in my life. >> i'm very concerned about what president obama is doing. >> under governor scott walker things in wisconsin have begun to turn around....
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compared to barack obama? >> that is simple, isn't it? paul steinhauser is live in washington this morning. i never think i'm going to hear newt that short spoken, but there you were. out of newt, rick and michelle, which endorsement is the most important to mitt romney? >> i would say santorum. you showed that live picture of pittsburgh. we learned that the meetling take place in pittsburgh. the former senator hails from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. no endorsement at athat meeting but aides say, yeah, it's going to be a get together. no cameras. they're trying to keep this thing quiet. no media, no press. as you mentioned they'll talk about conservative issues important to the former senator and his backers. that's why it's so important. mitt romney really wants rick santorum's endorsement. in the primary he did really well with tea party backers, social conservatives, blue collar republicans, people that mitt romney didn't do so well with. >> they're going to talk about those issues and the endorsement is important. is it also possible wha
compared to barack obama? >> that is simple, isn't it? paul steinhauser is live in washington this morning. i never think i'm going to hear newt that short spoken, but there you were. out of newt, rick and michelle, which endorsement is the most important to mitt romney? >> i would say santorum. you showed that live picture of pittsburgh. we learned that the meetling take place in pittsburgh. the former senator hails from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. no endorsement at athat meeting but...